Nishi Mehta

Publicly traded REITs are providing transparency around key topics that are important to sustainability-focused investors, including documenting their approaches to risk management and performance reporting.

Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has been increasing, particularly among the largest, most sophisticated plans.

Space market fundamentals can differ markedly across property types. Net absorption (demand) and net deliveries (supply) for the four traditional property types (retail, apartments, industrial, and office) highlight the ups and downs of the space markets and can illustrate excess net demand (net absorption less net deliveries) for each sector.